Well, here I am, FINALLY updating!! Lol, thank u sooo much to those who have taken the time to review!! They mean sooooooooo much to me!!! I've given it a lot of thought (I haven't updated in months, A LOT of thought) and I've decided that I am completely changing my story idea. I would like this fic to be as popular as my others, so starting now, this will be a lot more entertaining! I promise ^__^

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Chapter 3

"Kurama, you know I hate Ningen food, so WHY are you making me come with you guys?" Hiei asked his friend. They walked down one of the hotels many hall ways, heading towards the dining area. Ever since his fight with Nina, Hiei had spent his time in one of the gardens cherry trees, thinking. He thought about a lot of things; why the fuck he was cursed to work with an idiot Ningen, a punk, and a fox. A million different ways to kill Kuwabara, (some VERY creative, involving nothing more that a piece of floss, a carrot, and a pencil ^^;;;) why sweet snow was so good, and, much to his displeasure, Nina. She was truly an interesting human.

A sharp mind, quick reflexes, and a sense of humor. And not to mention..kinda cute. Hiei growled as he thought this. 'She is NOT cute' he told him self. 'I will NOT stoop so low as to thing that such an insolent creature could be attractive..'

'Oh come on!' one side of him said. 'You gotta admit, she is ok, even for a human'

'No way!' his other half argued. 'She is below you. A weakling. Why bother to associate with something you plan to control someday?'

'We tried that already, remember? As long as we're on parole, we might as well get to know them. This girl is like you in so many ways, you cant help but be attracted to her.'

Was that it? Is this what it was like to 'like' some one? He had seen Yusuke and Keiko, and how they 'liked' each other. Yusuke would say something dumb, and as much as he didn't want to, he would blush, and then get smacked. He made a fool out of him self numerous times, because he was nervous around her, Kurama had said. Is that how you know when you like someone? You blush, you're nervous, you feel this fluttering sensation in your chest when you see them?

Hiei was very confused by all this. All his life he had been alone. Fighting for his right to live. He didn't have time for feelings such as these. He had never been loved before, so why love another? It was a waste of time. No one could love him anyway. He was a forbidden child. FORBIDDEN. That meant he wasn't wanted, he wasn't suppose to exist. He grew up in the Makai, a place where love doesn't subsist. Demons only knew of 3 things; hate, fear, and lust. Their was no friendship. You may have a partner in crime that you care for, but you are merely allies.

You may want to BE with some one, and care for them some what, but it wasn't love you felt for them. It was lust. That aching desire to make them your own, and no one else's. Demons are like children. They find a toy, and they play with it all the time. But soon the toy bores them, and they search for another to keep their interest. Their was no love.

Hiei was saddened by this thought, which he found odd, considering he had never cared about this sort of thing before.

He never needed friends. They were but a crutch for the weak.

He never had allies, well, except Kurama..but that was different.

He had NEVER given in to lust. He had complete control over his emotions; he had been like this for as long as he could remember. Maybe he should ask Kurama for help.

"Well Hiei, after your fight with Nina, you ran off some where, and I thought you would be hungry, so that's why I'm FORCING you to dine with your friends for FREE." Kurama said sarcastically.

Hiei just rolled his eyes and continued walking. "Fox, can I ask you a question?" he finally found his voice.

Kurama faced him. "Of course you can Hiei, what is it?" he felt a smile tug at his lips; he considered Hiei his best friend, and he finally realized that he could count on him. It made him happy to know that at least SOME of the shields the fire demon had hiding his heart, were beginning to break.

Hiei didn't answer at first, but Kurama didn't pressure him. He would talk when he was ready.

"Kurama? How do you know when you li-" he was cut off when the two of them heard a loud crash in the room they were headed to. The nodded to each other and ran in. Kuwabara was standing in the middle of the room, holding a broken bottle of soy sauce. A large black stain occupied the front of his white t-shirt.

Yusuke and Nina were sitting on the floor laughing hysterically, while Keiko and Yukina, being as polite as they were, were trying to help clean him up.

"What happened?!" Kurama laughed. Nina slowly got up, and straightened out her kimono. "he-he was t-trying to juggle the bottle of soy sauce, but then I reminded him you can juggle with only one bottle, and he SPILED it on him self!" Nina's violet eyes shined laughingly as she said this. She was wearing a white kimono, with purple flowers going up the sleeves and from the bottom.

She smiled, and turned to help Kuwabara. "Damn soy sauce.." he muttered angrily. "And I thought he couldn't get dumber" Hiei snorted, circling the baka in front of him.

"It's not my fault!" Kuwabara argued. Hiei looked skeptical. "Only someone with your intelligence level would try to juggle with ONE bottle."

"Now now children, settle down!" Nina said, placing her hand on Hiei's shoulder. "Besides, it's time to eat!" Hiei tried not to look at Nina and she led them all over to the table. He stole a glimpse of her, and what he saw took his breath away. She looked so lovely in that kimono, and her hair clipped up in a silver burette, her face glowing as that ever present smile lit up the room. He felt heat rise to his face.

Yes, he definitely needed to talk to Kurama about all this.

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